The Portland daily press., 1887-01-04
Positively Affirmed that Russia and
Germany Have Made an Alliance.
Runncr that Prince Alexander is to
Return as King OF Bulgaria.
Archbishop Walsh Boycottsd for
Favoring the NationaIlsts.

LONDON, JAN o-MT. G0Scnen mas, IL Is
officially announced, accepted the Office of
Chancellor of the Exchequer. Lord Hart
ington fully approves of Goschen's. course
and the latter's adherents say that it is
purely as Liberal-Unionist that Gosehen
joins the government which relies upon the
Unionists' support for success.
The London Times says that Goschen was
reluctant to accept the Office in the Cabinet
offered him, but was strongly advised to do
so by Lord Harrington. 1t was expected
that Goschen would meet Lord Salisbury
today and finally settle with him the terms
on which he will enter his Cabinet. He will
join the ministry, the Times says, on the
understanding that he does so as a Liberal,
and that his object is to strengthen the
Unionist cause He desires to be satisfied
that he is in agreement with the government
on all important foreign and domestic ques-
tions. Goschen has not been offered the
leadership of the government in the House,
but that will naturally revert to him after
the pro TEN leadership of w. II. Smith.
Lord Salisbury has assured Lord Harting-
ton that he is trying with some hope of sue
cess to overcome the reluctance of the Con-
servatives to accept Lord Harrington as
prime minister.
The London Standard says it is certain
that the government, with Goschen in Of
fee, will be as strong as it was before Lord
the good sense of Lord Randolph and his
special friends to restrain from providing
fresh and unforeseen troubles.
Goschen. although he will not be the Con-
servatiye sleader in the House of Commons,
obtains control of the appointments. Sir r.
A. Cross and Lord Iddesleigh have offered
to resign in order to make room for
Goschen's nominees. The result will be a
general reconstruction of the Cabinet.
Goschen has asked Lord Northbrook to be-
come Sir Il. A. Cross's successor. He also
wants Ritchie in the Cabinet, as he desires
the latter's support in the work of reshaping
the local government bill.
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach and Lord Ash
bourne left Dublin for London tonight. They
are coming to attend the Cabinet council to
be held tomorrow. Sir Michael still adheres
to his determination to remain in his present
office. In official circles it is accepted as set
tied that in the reconstruction of the Cabi-
net W. I'll. Smith will be First Lord of the
Treasury andsleader in the House of Com
MONS and Lord Salisbury Premier and For
eign Minister. Among the Conservatives no
expressions of regret are heard over the
prospective retirement of Sir X. A. Cross
and Lord Iddesleigh. Before accepting the
Office Goschen carefully scrutinized the ac-
counts and estimates of the war and navy
department in order to ascertain whether or
not there were any grounds for Lord Ran
dolph Churchill's charges of mal-administra-
ton. He found that Lord Randolph had
been misled by wrong data which it is sup
posed were supplied through interested
treasury officials, Goschen is convinced
that Lord Randolph is unable to prove his
allegations and that Lord Salisbury was
right in refusing to reduce the estimates.
Mr.. Chamberlain authorizes q denial OF
the statement that a conference had been
arranged between himself and the Glad
stone leaders.
The British steamer Dragoman, which col
lided with ship off Bardsey, was from Liv'
| erpool for Cardiff. She returned tG the
Mersey after the collision. Her bows are
| stove in and she is otherwise seriously dam
| aged. The name of the sunken ship was the
| Duke of Connaught. She HAD a crew of p
men, and IL of these were drowned.
NJ. BlowitZ, the Paris correspondent of the
| Times, positively confirms his recent state
ment that Russia and Germany have con
| cluded a direct alliance. Dr. Blowitz says
| that by the terms of this new alliance Rus
| sia binds herself to remain neutral in thu
| event of a war between France and Ger
many, and Germany binds herself to remain
neutral in the event of war between Rus
sia and Austria.
Rumors are persistently kept afloat in st
| Petersburg and Odessa that Prince AleXan
Il
King of Bulgaria.
| VIENNA, Jan. "a number Of startling
| New Year tragedies are reported. A popu
lar and pretty singer, IS years old, wa
stabbed to the heart by a rejected suitor.
| A post office officer shot and killed hi
| sweetheart, an actress, and then committed
| suicide.
| A man and woman, both unknown
| jumped hand in hand into the Danube, ant
| were drowned
| A wealthy land owner, only week ago
| committed suicide.
| DUBLIN, Jan. 3.-The Express of yester
| day asserts that Archbishop Walsh is beinl
| b0ycotted by the Catholics of the uppe
classes because he supports the Nationals
| plan of campaign.
| PARIS, Jan. 3.-Le Temps andI lie Petit
| France confirm the report that DeFreycine
and Ferry have agreed to give joint supper
| to the Goblet ministry
| ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 3.-It is semi
| officially stated that the Russian government
maintains the same attitude towards Bul
| garia it adopted at the time of Gen. Kaul
bars recall. The return of Prince Alexan
| der to the Bulgarian throne, it is added
might however cause the Gar to renounc
all endeavor to effect pacific settlement o
the crisis in Bulgaria and have resource to
military occupation of the country.